LEICESTER City boss Brendan
Rodgers has confirmed that Nigeria international, Wilfred Ndidi is fit to start
in Tuesday’s Carabao Cup semi-final, second leg at Aston Villa.
The Super Eagles midfielder made
a returned from a knee injury as a 34th-minute replacement for injured Nampalys
Mendy in Wednesday’s 4-1 Premier League victory over West Ham.
Speaking in his pre-match
press conference, Rogers said the 23-year-old, who was rested for the Foxes’
1-0 FA Cup win over Brentford on Saturday is good to go.
“He is okay, yeah. He is
good to go,” Rodgers affirmed.
Leicester travel to Villa
Park with the Carabao Cup semi-final tie delicately poised after a 1-1 draw in
the first leg.
“It’s a semi-final and a
wonderful opportunity for us,” Rodgers said. “We played well in the first game
and didn’t get the result we wanted so we’re looking forward to it. It will be
tight but both teams will go all out.
“They’re confident, after
some good results. We’ve got to bring that quality we’ve had and use it to get
to that final.
“We’ve got to stay calm.
There’s a lot of emotion around these games. You have to play with emotion but
also calmness. We’re happy with where it’s at.”
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